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I've been to a few different forums that have sections for debating the views opposing the mainstream of the Forum. Should DU3 have a special section where we respectful RWers and libertarians can debate us and we can debate them? They would be restricted to that one forum, but it might help us convince the more moderate ones. What do you all think?

Wait Wut Donating Member (363 posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Apr-18-11 03:58 PM
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79. There are some that do.

A year or so back I was on Conservative Underground. I normally debate with some humor, and many of the regulars there enjoyed a little more light-hearted debate. The moderator wasn't as thrilled, however. He actually started a thread to see how many wanted to have me banned.

An overwhelming majority voted to keep me there. I even received several private messages and friend requests. Haven't been back in forever, though. Not sure what it's like now. The mods and heads were taking it in a very obvious teaper direction.

Talking Points Memo has always been open to opposing views, but things work differently there. The regulars were good at self-regulating, so the disrespect was never as over-the-top like it can get here.

I honestly don't think it would work at DU. Folks here aren't very open to discussing opposing views even from their own side.

This site is nice to grab the latest headlines with discussion. Besides, these freaks don't understand what a civil discussion is. They will come in bloated up with the bullshit talking points. Once those are shot down they resort to name calling.

This site is nice to grab the latest headlines with discussion. Besides, these freaks don't understand what a civil discussion is. They will come in bloated up with the bullshit talking points. Once those are shot down they resort to name calling.

Happens on every other forum I visit.

haha, these guys have a lot of gall

Maybe these guys should come over here and observe Wei when he's off his medication, drunk, or whatever the hell he does when he goes rabid and acts the fool, or they could observe hazlenuts just about anytime.

....bloated up with the bullshit talking points. Once those are shot down...

The liberal narrative is a fascinating work of dementia. The prog metal-patient idea of "shooting" down a "talking point" is always through using a logical fallacy followed by a fictional, but very self-believed declaration of victory. I had one of my libtard friends on facebook try to claim "victory" through using Obama's words in Obama's speech to validate the contents of the speech. We've seen libtards here claim "victory" by simply stating that they did not personally believe in the evidence which ran rough shod over their position (the American Culture Thread anyone?).

"In England a king hath little more to do than to make war and give away places; which in plain terms, is to impoverish the nation and set it together by the ears. A pretty business indeed for a man to be allowed eight hundred thousand sterling a year for, and worshipped into the bargain! Of more worth is one honest man to society and in the sight of God, than all the crowned ruffians that ever lived."
—Thomas Paine, Common Sense